It has sold 721,000 copies in the US as of April 2013. 37 and remained in the Top 100 for several weeks due to the alternative radio success of the album's singles "1901" and "Lisztomania". It debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at No. In Australia, the album debuted at number 13.
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Reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The opening drumbeat, fast-paced toms and the drumroll in the chorus were played on a synthesizer by Mars, who was a drummer at a young age. The third single, "Lasso", is one of the few songs in which the band has utilized a guitar solo. " Lisztomania" refers to the term 'Lisztomania', a word coined by the German romantic writer Heinrich Heine to describe the massive public response to Franz Liszt's virtuosic piano performances. Reviewer Andrew Winistorfer said of the album, "'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' opens with two monster singles, 'Lisztomania', a glittery anthem that manufactures a sense that you're in for greatness and an immense motion that gets more urgent as the song progresses, and ' 1901', a synth-washed heartfelt ode from frontman Thomas Mars about falling in love." Throughout the process, lead singer Thomas Mars, noted the use of Oblique Strategies flash cards to promote his creative thinking during the development of the album.
The videos are available on the band's website. During the production of the album, the band recorded video of the sessions, which they have released as mini documentaries of their journey to create Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Co-producer Philippe Zdar hosted the recording of the album from his in home studio in Paris. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix has been described as a pop rock, indie pop, synth-pop, new wave, and sophisti-pop album. It's kind of bratty, especially with me, my mom is German and Mozart is Austrian and in Germany it's like messing with the Pope or something." Writing and composition Of the name, Phoenix, Thomas Mars says, "The album title is almost like a childish thing, like you're unleashing a child into the museum and he draws a mustache on the Mona Lisa or something. The album name plays off of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, using his first and middle name and replacing his last with the band's name "Phoenix". Phoenix produced 10 songs for release on the album in the US and Canada under the Glassnote label. Phillipe Zdar produced and mixed the album and played drums on the song "Fences", with Cult of Luna drummer Thomas Hedlund playing drums on the majority of the album.
The album credits Phoenix band members Thomas Mars on vocals, Deck D'Arcy on bass, and Laurent Brancowitz and Christian Mazzalai on guitar. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards held on 31 January 2010. The album received critical acclaim with many publications calling it one of the best albums of 2009. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix continued to gain momentum with the increased exposure of the tour. In the US, Phoenix began a promotional tour including performances on several late night talk shows.
While the band's previous work enjoyed a moderate underground following, the release of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix drew the attention of a more mainstream audience. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is the fourth studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix.
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